Björnskfestivalen 9

Björnskfestivalen 9 will be the ninth edition of Björnskfestivalen, the music contest used to select the Björnsk entry for Maia Song Contest 9. The national selection was confirmed to be returning on 19 March 2017 by the Executive Producer of BTV. It has also been confirmed that the show will follow the same format as in the last edition, and will feature 10 songs.

It will also feature at least 20% of the songs in a language other than English.

Format
10 entries will be performed on the night of the Grand Final. Unlike in previous editions of the format, the winner will be decided by a combination of a public vote (made up from SMS, televoting, and app votes) and a national jury - meaning that this will be the first edition to not feature international juries. The contestant with the highest number of votes will be declared the winner and will be selected to represent Björnska in Maia Song Contest 9. According to reports, the format change is the result of BTV budget cuts.

Entry selection
BTV held an open submission for entries to be submitted on 19 March 2017. Entries submitted for the competition were required to be between two and five minutes long, with at least one songwriter holding Björnsk citizenship. The choice of language was free, however due to anti-discrimination legislation and language initiatives, at least one entry selected must be in a language other than English. BTV will create a shortlist of entries from the received submissions and will form a selection panel that will be tasked to select ten entries for the competition.

Presenters
It has been confirmed that Davina McCall will return for her fourth series as host.

Final
The final took place in Farsknordi Central Arena, on 20 April 2017. The winner was intended to be decided on the night by a combiation of public voting and a national jury, however a tiebreak led to a super final round being introduced.

Progressed through juries & televote

Super Final
The winner will be decided solely by the result of an online vote.